dedication, perseverance, self-discipline

I ran 10.1 miles this morning in 1:15:44.  We added two fat miles in the second half of the run in 5:55 and 5:57.

I ran a little extra this morning instead of running a double today or tomorrow.  I ran 11.35 miles in a little over 1:27:30, followed by 2 more miles with Benjamin in 15:28, and finally a mile alone in 6:53 for a total time of 1:49:54 for 14.35 miles.  During the first portion of the run Sasha was running a 3 mile tempo, and I ran the first 2 miles of it in 5:41 and 5:23.  The 5:41 felt like a solid marathon effort as I really wasn't pushing it at all.  The 5:23 also felt very comfortable, but more like a half marathon effort.

I ran with Sasha this morning.  We ran 10.1 miles in 1:14:26 with 2 fat miles thrown into the later miles in 5:58 and 6:03.  It was interesting to observe that my heart rate was lower in relation to Sasha's this morning and when we have run earlier lately it has consistently been lower than normal.  Sasha thinks that it might be a blood volume issue that is brought into play by rising temperatures as the day gets warmer.  I am not sure, but my heart rate was also lower in the earlier morning in Mesa, AZ and it was hot there even in the early morning.

11 miles total in 1:17:40.  We went out 3 miles, and then came back and ran the 5 mile tempo.  The goal was to stay relaxed between 5:40 and 5:45 pace.  Splits are 5:47, 5:43, 5:41, 5:36, 5:15.  So, we were pretty close to goal pace the entire time, with the exception of the last mile, during which I ran the first half in 2:46, followed by 1:18 and 1:11 quarters.  Sasha finished 11 seconds back. 

I ran with Sasha this morning out to the lake and back for a total time of 1:16:14.  We ran 2 fat miles on the way back to the house in around 6:00 or a little under.

I ran with Sasha this morning.  12 miles in 1:29:35.  We threw in 2.5 miles a little faster at about 5:50 pace to get the feel for a nice easy marathon pace.  On a side note, the marathon next Saturday goes along the river trail, and it goes through a number of tunnels.  It looks like 3 of those tunnels are flooded right now.  So, my question now is, do they make us run through the water which might be a foot deep, does the city come to try and fix the problem, or do they bring the course onto the roads over the tunnels and pay for more police to deal with the traffic?  I do not want to run through the water, since the first of the flooded tunnels is maybe 15-16 miles into the race, and 10+ miles with wet shoes does not sound fun.  I do not trust the city to get the tunnels cleaned out by race day, and I don't know if it is financially possible for Hyrum to hire more police support to move out of the tunnels (or if he will be able to re-certify the course, if necessary, or have the time to get the changes approved by the city).  Anyhow, I am interested to see how this all plays out by next Saturday.